power authority is resigning after coming under intense criticism for the utility response to hurricane sandy. michael herve leighs at the end of the year. lipa still not restored power to 10,000 customers of the 1 million who lost electricity two weeks ago. >>> three pilots flying to an faa safety conference were killed tuesday when their airplane crashed in a house shortly after take-off. it happened near hawkins field airport in jackson, mississippi. a police officer says the plane sputtered like it was out of fuel and then went down. the plane's owner who was supposed to be on the flight decided to go hunting instead. >>> well, a bit of irony surrounding david petraeus and a they mous famous video game. people in all 50 states now want to leave the united states. grapevine is next. aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ guts. glory. ram. >> chris: now, fresh pickings from the political grapevine. the movement to secede from the united states picked up steam in the 24